No excuse for education bans on Afghan women, girls

Taliban deputy urges leader to lift education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.
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Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Sher Abbas Stanikzai, political deputy at the Foreign Ministry, made the remarks in a speech on Saturday in southeastern Khost province.
In strong criticism, Taliban official urges top leaders to open schools for Afghan girls
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai said, "In the time of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), the doors of knowledge were open to both men and women."
In Rare Snub To Taliban, Afghanistan Minister Calls For Scrapping Ban On Education For Women
A senior Taliban government official has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls during a speech at a religious school in southeastern Khost province on Saturday, as reported by news agency The Associated Press (AP).
Taliban minister urges leadership to lift Afghan female education ban
The rare public rebuke from Sher Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban deputy foreign minister, comes amid persistent international calls for Afghanistan’s rulers to permit girls’ education in secondary school
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